Pergamum

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 240

The mint at the ancient site of Pergamum in Mysia.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
Pergamum (Alexander the Great), gold, staters (335-330 BCE)		Gold	9,426 kg
Pergamum (Lysimachus), silver, tetradrachms (287-282 BCE)		Silver	5,654 kg
Pergamum (Eumenes I), silver, tetradrachms (263-241 BCE)		Silver	11,136 kg
Pergamum (Attalus I), silver, tetradrachms (241-197 BCE)		Silver	43,264 kg
Pergamum (types of Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (Heracles/Zeus) (235-225 BCE) Ellis-Evans		Silver	3,288 kg
Pergamum (types of Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (Heracles/Zeus) (202-188 BCE) Kleiner		Silver	4,188 kg
Pergamum (Eumenes II), silver, tetradrachms (197-190 BCE)		Silver	15,214 kg
Pergamum, silver, tetradrachms (Medusa/Athena) (180-165 BCE)		Silver	37,648 kg
Pergamum, silver, cistophori (166-123 BCE) Carbone		Silver	32,713 kg
Pergamum, silver, cistophori (166-123 BCE) Kleiner & Noe		Silver	42,555 kg
Pergamum, silver, half cistophori (166-123 BCE) Kleiner & Noe		Silver	1,903 kg
Pergamum (Attalus II), silver, tetradrachms (Demeter/Cabiri) (145-140 BCE)		Silver	10,797 kg
Pergamum, silver, cistophori (123-88 BCE) Carbone		Silver	47,389 kg
Pergamum (Augustus), silver, cistophori (27-26 BCE)		Silver	9,979 kg
Pergamum (Augustus), silver, cistophori (19-18 BCE)		Silver	24,907 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
3718 - Pergamum (AE Athena/two stars) over Pergamum (Münz Zentrum, 175, Jan. 2013, 193)		Bronze	310 BC JL
22842 - Pergamum (AE Asclepius/eagle) over uncertain type (Roma Numismatics, EA 114, Nov. 2023, 352)		Bronze	200 BC JL
2966 - Pergamum (Eumenes II) (Philetairus/Athena) over Antiochus IV? (Roma Numismatics, 7, March 2014, 675)		Silver	197 BC JL
28412 - Pergamum (Eumenes II) (Philetairus/Athena) over Attalid tetradrachm (Philetairus/Athena) (Heritage, NYINC Signature Sale 3122, Jan. 2025, 34078)		Silver	197 BC JL
3630 - Pergamum (cistophoric tetradrachm cista/bowcase) over cistophoric tetradrachm (Gorny & Mosch, 126, Oct. 2003, 1335)		Silver	133 BC JL
3304 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (Excavations of Pergamum, n° 109)		Bronze	133 BC JL
3846 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (Excavations of Pergamum, n° 130)		Bronze	133 BC JL
3184 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (Grün, 64, Nov. 2014, 750)		Bronze	133 BC JL
3456 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (eBay, 8 June 2014, 112036371943)		Bronze	133 BC JL
3175 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (Savoca, March 2015, ZZZ0324)		Bronze	133 BC JL
3253 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (London, BM, 1890-8-5.4)		Bronze	133 BC JL
3433 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (Nomos, Obolos 5, June 2016, 310)		Bronze	133 BC JL
3538 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (Excavations of Pergamum, 143)		Bronze	133 BC JL
3517 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (Barbara 2015, 58, n° 3.2)		Bronze	133 BC JL
4344 - Pergamum (cistophoric tetradrachm cista/bowcase) over cistophoric tetradrachm (CNG, MBS 64, Sept. 2003, 237)		Silver	123 BC JL
3573 - Pergamum (cistophoric tetradrachm cista/bowcase) over cistophoric tetradrachm (CNG, MBS 60, May 2002, 683)		Silver	76 BC JL

Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
3718 - Pergamum (AE Athena/two stars) over Pergamum (Münz Zentrum, 175, Jan. 2013, 193)		Bronze	310 BC JL
2966 - Pergamum (Eumenes II) (Philetairus/Athena) over Antiochus IV? (Roma Numismatics, 7, March 2014, 675)		Silver	197 BC JL
28412 - Pergamum (Eumenes II) (Philetairus/Athena) over Attalid tetradrachm (Philetairus/Athena) (Heritage, NYINC Signature Sale 3122, Jan. 2025, 34078)		Silver	197 BC JL
3543 - Alexandria Troas (AE Apollo/lyra) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (Peus, 313, May 1985, 92)		Bronze	197 BC JL
3304 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (Excavations of Pergamum, n° 109)		Bronze	133 BC JL
3846 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (Excavations of Pergamum, n° 130)		Bronze	133 BC JL
3184 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (Grün, 64, Nov. 2014, 750)		Bronze	133 BC JL
3456 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (eBay, 8 June 2014, 112036371943)		Bronze	133 BC JL
3175 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (Savoca, March 2015, ZZZ0324)		Bronze	133 BC JL
3253 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (London, BM, 1890-8-5.4)		Bronze	133 BC JL
3433 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (Nomos, Obolos 5, June 2016, 310)		Bronze	133 BC JL
3538 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (Excavations of Pergamum, 143)		Bronze	133 BC JL
3517 - Pergamum (AE Athena/trophy) over Pergamum (Asclepius/snake) (Barbara 2015, 58, n° 3.2)		Bronze	133 BC JL

Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	pergamum
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Pergamum in Mysia.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	550812
Ancient regionAncient region.	Mysia Nomisma: mysia
Modern countryModern country	Turkey
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	39.116667° N, 27.183333° E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Pergamum https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/550812 http://sws.geonames.org/321426/ http://collection.britishmuseum.org/id/place/x31045 http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7016140

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Literature

• Arnold-Biucchi 1998
• Barbara 2015
• BMC Mysia
• Callataÿ 2012b
• Carbone 2020
• Chameroy 2016
• Ellis-Evans 2024
• Kleiner - Noe 1977
• Kleiner 1971
• Kleiner 1978
• Le Rider 1973
• Meadows 2013
• Meadows 2020
• Plankenhorn - Stauber 2022
• RPC I
• SNG Copenhagen Mysia
• SNG Paris Mysia
• SNG von Aulock Mysien
• SNG von Aulock Suppl. II
• Westermark 1960

Authors

• Carmen Arnold-Biucchi
• Sébastien Barbara
• Lucia Francesca Carbone
• Jérémie Chameroy
• Fred S. Kleiner
• Edoardo Levante
• Marie-Christine Marcellesi
• Andrew Meadows
• Peter Thonemann